Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
TRIGRAPH
Etymology
Noun
trigraph (plural trigraphs)
(linguistics) A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.
(computing) A three-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
Source: Wiktionary
Tri"graph, n. Etym: [Pref. tri- + -graph.]
Definition: Three letters united in pronunciation so as to have but one sound, or to form but one syllable, as -ieu in adieu; a triphthong.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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